Ten Wishes...

I'd like everyone to believe this more often, so they can fulfill their potential and reach their stars....

I would like to walk along with a pretty parasol like this...

But, when the UK crazy weather kicks in, I want one like this, so I can fly away....

To maybe some place like this, so I can swim in the pretty blue water...though without all these people, haha...

After the swim, I will put a dress like this on and frolic in this garden...

Monet's place in Giverny...take a walk along the bridge and imagine showing up in one of his paintings...

But, later I want to wear this Gaultier creation & go to a party where everything is white, even the place...

At night, when I'm all tucked up in bed, with my precious white dog....

I'll hope with all my heart, that I lived a life that says exactly this below...

And I hope the same for you too!

Have a wonderful Monday my dear dolls.

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{All photos found via pinterest. I do not claim ownership of any, for display purposes only. If any are yours and you would like them linked or taken down, let me know}

{Wonder Woman Series #6 } Meet Louise a.k.a. Miss. Pandora!

Good day dolls!! I hope your week has been beautiful. I'm ending the week with another beauty in our Wonder Woman series. I have read Louise's blog for a very long time, in fact, it was one of the first blogs I read when I started mine and after all these years I am still in love with it and have become friends with Louise now too - after my husband told me to not be shy & say hello, haha. When I first saw her blog, I was shocked at how much we have in common, as it is very rare in this day to find a soul you can connect with on so many levels, but when you do, it's like magic. We share our love of art, books, vintage, music and so so many other things. I feel she has given a new world and image to not only fashion blogging, but to blogging itself as a whole. Unique as she is charming, I'm very happy she agreed to take part in this series as I feel she has something very special to say. It's wonderful to find another who works to keep Art & passions alive! I hope you enjoy & be sure to say hello to Louise, she is very kind!

Have a wonderful weekend darlings
xoxoxoxox

Louise's Blog

PANDORA

1. With art being a majour part of your life, which painter, if you could, would you wish to paint your portrait?? 

That's a great question !!! It's a tough choice, but I think that my heart would definitely go to Dante Gabriel Rossetti, for the way he magnifies women, both sacred and sensual.

Dante Gabriel Rossetti

2. Who are the women that you have been inspired by throughout your life so far??

God, so many ! All my life I've been inspired by amazing muses, it's how I built my myself..There's Courtney Love, Anita Pallenberg, Luisa Casati, Simone de Beauvoir, Isabelle Adjani, Camille Claudel, Marianne Faithfull, Elizabeth Siddal, Suzanne Valadon, Rita Hayworth, Pamela des Barres, Penny Lane (I know, not real but big inspiration..), Misia Sert, Otero/Liane/Hortense and all the parisian courtesan, Zelda Fitzgerald, Anaïs Nin...And many more ! 

Courtney Love

Anita Pallenberg

Luisa Casati

3. Do you ever feel as a young woman in this day and age, there are still those who look down on women & see them as less equal? 

Wow it's really hard for me to answer that, because it's the kind of subject that is impossible for me to sum up, I could write pages and pages on that matter...Of course I still feel that women are not equal to men. Compared to the revolting condition of women around the world, I'm very lucky to live in France, but here sexism is not that much about rights, it's about strong prejudices, and a narrow-minded society. Sexism is like a national treasure here, it's stuck in every mind. If I'm alone for a minute in a café, waiting for my boyfriend, men will come and annoy me in a second, because in France, men feel like women's beauty is a gift to them, and they have the right, if not the duty to comment on it, appreciate it and try to taste it. We girls get so annoyed in the streets that it's created a new expression : street harassment.  As a woman you'll always be considered stupid/shallow/bitchy/greedy, you have to fight to prove that you're intelligent if you wear skirts, and you'll always find people that think that you'd be better at home with kids than working. And you have to watch for your safety every fucking second, especially in Paris and that makes me so angry...But compared to women's condition in the XIXth century (that I study, and it made me realize that we're still deeply rooted in XIXth century morals and ideas), we're very very very lucky. 

4.  What do you hope to achieve through your blog?

When I started the blog, I didn't really know what I wanted to do, and still don't, because I never plan things. It's important for me to stay super spontaneous, and trust only my creativity and inspiration, I let things come to myself...For now I've been able to get over my self-confidence issues and it's pretty great, I developed my creativity a lot and built a strong visual universe. Through my characters, I've learnt who I am, and it's the most important for me. In the future, I'd like to be a better writer, to always go further with my inspirations and creativity, discover many many things everyday, and meet lovely art lovers like me, because it's so important to both share and receive...

5. If you could give all women in the world 3 things for their lives, what would they be? 

Love, art and music. Simple as can be!

♥

{All images of Louise are copyrighted to her & the respected photographer. Please do not use/alter without her permission. For display purposes only. All other photos found via the internet}

Life is a Cabaret...Underneath it All!

Hello dolls!! I hope you are well!?! After my first set of posts (here & here) for Vedette, they asked me if I wanted to review some more pieces and I happily accepted. This time round, I got to pick any two pieces from the whole website to review, the second you will see next week. For my first option, I chose the 'Gianna' Bodysuit which focuses on your silhouette, giving you a very sensual shape. From first glance, I really loved that it came with straps, so I decided to wear it with a shirt underneath and show them off, I kind of felt like I was in a cabaret dressed like this, which is always sublime. The body piece is soft, yet strong, bending and twisting as you move, while at the same time giving support for improved posture and form. It fastens in the back as well as inbetween the legs, the straps can be adjusted and also taken off or fastened any way you choose. You could easily wear this with a skirt or trousers, hide the straps or show them off, the choices are endless. I would put this in a category of soft corsets since it keeps you upright, but allows you much more freedom to move. And most definitely easier to get out of than a proper corset. I was very pleased with my choice & love the way it molds to my body without making it smaller or look un-natural. I would definitely recommend this piece, I can't say enough positive things about it, it's really gorgeous. What do you think!?! I hope you have a great day dolls!!

Love loves

xoxoxoxox

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{This was a sponsored post written for Vedette by me, I received two shapewear pieces. All opinions are completely my own. Please do not use my photos without my permission. All photos taken by Gorgeous Gavin}